How do I copy-paste a table in Confluence Cloud? Edited

I am referring to native Confluence tables - created within Confluence cloud. (I am not referring to tables created in other applications).

Additionally, how do I copy-paste individual rows?

Use case: create a comprehensive table - several rows and columns with data. You decide to put the table into the 'expand' macro. You create the expand macro. How do you move the table into the macro?

(It would be nice if you could click on a "header" above the table - much the same way that macros have headers - and choose 'copy' from a context menu. If native copy-paste isn't supported, then could Atlassian implement tables within a macro automatically - so that our management around moving them is as easy as moving any other macro, but the rendering to the browser is transparent / no effect?)

Agreed. This should be very simple to do. The new editor doesn't seem to recognize copied tables from pages made with the old editor. I can copy and paste from old page to old page, but not old to new. Very frustrating and a huge waste of time.

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I am trying to do this as well in Confluence Cloud (on Windows 10), and I find that if I try to select text-table-text as you suggested, it doesn't even highlight that for me to copy! And if I try to carefully select all the text IN the table and try to copy and paste that, I get a concatenated string of the contents, like:

ParameterDescriptionData TypeRead OnlyRequiredreferrerSystem of record requesting advice.StringFALSETRUEentityTypeObjects or tables in 3rd party system. .StringTRUETRUEsourceFriendly name.StringFALSEFALSErecordTypeType of entity being sent as input.StringFALSETRUEupdatedOnDate and time advice was sought in ISO 8601 format (such as 2017-09-18T14:01:32)StringFALSETRUE

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Sara

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I did try this technique of copying the words before and after the table. I was able to successfully copy the whole table this way.

If Atlassian is watching, I'd really like to see an option to click near the table header and choose 'copy' or 'cut' for just the table - much like macros have a context menu allowing you to choose 'remove'.

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I also did try this trick of selecting a word above and a word after the table to copy the table in Confluence Cloud. It still works in 2020 - thank you Thomas! In fact, using that technique you can copy a table from the old editor, and drop it into a new editor page. The table will convert to a new editor table format. :)

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